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SUNDAY
ACTION
QUALIFYING
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in Alabama is a song that can be named in three notes: H...O...T! August 6 was
a scorcher, but the sun was at a nice angle by show time, and it was a great opportunity
for pictures. Here are the Sunday qualifying runs. |
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1ST ROUND
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was Deja Vu all over again, as Clydesdale and Mercenary got the draw for the first race of
the afternoon. It was nothing new under the sun, as Bennett Clark fired the Chevy
off the line and into the Final like a bullet. |
The
second race was very close, but Donny Smith got great acceleration into the stack of cars
and beat After Shock by a few feet at the finish line. This time the officials saw
it the same way we did, and it was Ford vs. Chevy in the Final. |
SIDE-BY-SIDE FINAL
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Ford
vs. Chevy. Two great trucks, and two first class drivers. Two stacks of cars
and plenty of red Alabama dirt. The smell of burning alcohol, the deafening roar of
1500 HP blown engines, and the vibration you can feel through the wooden bleachers when
the green flag goes down. These are some of my favorite things as a Monster Truck
fan. Bad Influence beat Clydesdale off the line and held onto the lead across the
cars and over the finish line. Donny Smith took the victory to the delight of his
home town crowd. |
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FREESTYLE
The Side-by-side racing was exciting, but
there was one more competition left in the weekend's event schedule. All four trucks
came out to put on one of the best freestyle performances we've seen in awhile.
The trucks were running much better in the hot afternoon sun, and the drivers
gave the Muscle Shoals fans something to remember for a long time to come. Click on
each of the pictures below to go to that truck's freestyle picture gallery.
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